and suppose after the assad regime is overthrown, the documents revealing the poison gas transfer to the syrian regime was made public. that iranian corporation does business and enter the united states, asylum seekers who were driven out by the poison gas attacks are in the united states, maybe listing -- may be living in these and communities as the plaintiffs in our case. would it be the case of the alien tort statute should not apply to a claim of aiding and abetting the regime and of murdering tens of thousands of its people? it is the modern-day example of i.g. farben. is it the case that it would be exempt from the alien tort statute? there is a clear, well established doctrine of aiding and abetting in the international law. the lower courts of uniformly rejected the arguments that have been made by respondents center of this case. i would say that the sosa framework should be given a chance to work. the courts dealt with these issues eight years ago. it is a paradigm test based on many of the concerns that have been expressed here. there are alternative doctrines that can be